pattern-router

Pattern Router

Follow shared public skill rules in:

postplus-shared public skill rules

Use this skill at the start of prompt design.

This skill is for:

choosing the right segment pattern before writing prompts
mapping a brief into a concrete opening mechanism
reducing prompt drift when reference quality is uneven or absent
making later storyboard and video-request work more consistent

This skill is not for writing the final storyboard or provider request.

When the segment is hook, this skill should route the segment and opening job, then hand off visual mechanism selection to visual-hook.

Core Rule

Do not begin from adjective stacks like "premium", "viral", or "cinematic".

Begin from:

segment type
viewer question
opening mechanism
product reveal timing

Default Workflow

1. Identify the segment type

Classify the request as one of:

hook
benefit
cta
creator
lifestyle
testimonial

If the user gives a custom segment, map it to the nearest working type and state the mapping.

2. Pick the dominant pattern family

Read references/pattern-families.md.

Select one primary family, then optionally one support family.

Do not mix many families unless the timing clearly supports it.

3. Lock the routing summary before writing prompts

Print a short routing block first:

Segment type:
Primary pattern:
Support pattern:
Viewer question:
Opening mechanism:
Product reveal rule:
Need explicit hook mechanism:
Why this route fits:

This block is the handoff to visual-hook, reference-decode, or video-request-architect.

4. Choose the next skill

If the segment is hook and the stop-scroll mechanism still needs to be chosen, hand off to visual-hook
If references exist and need decoding, hand off to reference-decode
If the target is a storyboard grid, beat sheet, or provider-ready request, hand off to video-request-architect
If the target is a provider-ready request, hand off to video-request-architect

Routing Rules

hook: optimize for stop-scroll and immediate legibility
benefit: optimize for one visible proof mechanism
cta: optimize for payoff plus next action, not a static end card
creator: optimize for believable human delivery and social-native behavior
lifestyle: optimize for desirability first, explanation second
testimonial: optimize for proof plus human specificity

For hook segments:

this skill decides segment route and opening job
hook-design decides the dominant hook mechanism and downstream handoff
do not let multiple downstream skills guess the hook mechanism independently

Failure Mode

Stop and say the routing is under-specified if the brief does not provide enough to answer at least:

what segment is being made
what question the viewer should ask
whether the product can appear in the opening
whether references exist

Ask this when the missing piece is the segment type:

"Is this segment a hook, benefit, or CTA?"

Do not let later skills guess the structure from vague taste words alone.